Spitting Into the Wind

I watched the news the other night where a young mother was talking about a daylight attack in Sydney and she had to hand over money just taken from a teller-machine, and the mohawk attacker tipped her baby out of a pram. I remember thinking that viewers would feel sorry for her and probably give her alot more money than she had stolen.

Perhaps that's what she thought too, because I read today that it was a pack of lies and she made the whole thing up!

She spoke in great detail about her alleged ordeal at a media conference, but subsequent information received from the public led police to re-interview her and charge her with public mischief.

At the time, I even remember thinking that the guy looked familiar! Like so many other police comfit pictures I suppose. She's been charged and after having her face all over the news with the sob story, I doubt she'll ever live it down.